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Tom qab Roger Federer ntaus tus neeg sib tw ua ntej tus yeej uas tau txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv qhov kev sib tw ntawm 2017 Australian Open zaum kawg tawm tsam nws tus neeg sib tw Rafael Nadal, John McEnroe tau tshaj tawm ntawm ESPN, "Roger Federer tau ua kom nws tus kheej ua tus loj tshaj plaws ntawm Txhua Lub Sijhawm."
Lub sijhawm ntawd, nws nyuaj rau kev sib cav nrog Johnny Mac.
Federer, tom qab ntawd 35, sawv ntawm 18 Grand Slam singles titles piv nrog 14 rau Nadal (thiab Pete Sampras) thiab 12 rau Novak Djokovic (thiab Roy Emerson).
Federer yuav mus yeej ob qhov Slams ntxiv - ntawm Wimbledon tom qab xyoo 2017, ib xyoos uas nws kuj tau yeej cov npe hauv Indian Wells, Miami thiab Shanghai - thiab ntxiv rau nws hnub nyoog 37 xyoo ntawm 2018 Australian Open. Xyoo 2018, nws kuj tau los ua tus txiv neej laus tshaj plaws uas tau tuav lub ntiaj teb No.
Tau kawg, kev sib cav GOAT tau txuas ntxiv hloov zuj zus txij li McEnroe tau tshaj tawm nws cov lus tshaj tawm thiab cov duab txuas ntxiv mus rau txawm tias Federer tawm ntawm qhov kev ua si. Hnub Thursday, Federer, tam sim no 41, tshaj tawm nws cov nyiaj laus tom qab lub lim tiam tom ntej Laver Cup hauv London.
Nadal, 36, thiab Djokovic, 35, txuas ntxiv mus ua si thiab tau yeej qhov kev ua si hauv xyoo tas los no. Ntawm 22 qhov tseem ceeb txij li xyoo 2017 Australian Open kawg, Djokovic (9) thiab Nadal (8) tau ua ke los yeej 17.
Nadal, uas yeej Australian thiab French Opens lub caij no, sawv ntawm 22 mus rau 2023, thaum Djokovic, uas yeej Wimbledon thiab tsis raug tso cai ua si hauv Australian lossis US Opens vim nws txoj cai txhaj tshuaj, tseem nyob ntawm 21.
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Ib yam li ob peb tuaj yeem pom cov tag nrho ob peb xyoos dhau los, nws tsis tuaj yeem paub tias Grand Slam qhov kawg yuav zoo li cas. Puas yuav Nadal tseem ua si, yeej lwm French Open lossis ob, thiab cua nrog 23 lossis 24? Los yog nws yuav ua li cas nws txiv yuav rub nws tawm ntawm qhov kev ua si thiab mus rau hauv tsev neeg lub neej uas txhais tau tias nws yuav tsis sib tw rau Grand Slam lub npe?
"Tam sim no kuv tsuas yog xav mus tsev, kuv muaj ntau yam tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum tau saib xyuas dua li ntaus pob tesniv," Nadal hais rau Spanish xov xwm tom qab poob rau Frances Tiafoe hauv plaub puag ncig ntawm US Open. "Kuv yuav tsum kho qhov tseem ceeb xws li muaj kuv tus tub thawj."
Yuav Djokovic ua si rau tsib xyoos ntxiv - raws li qee tus tau hais tawm - thiab ua tiav nrog 25 lossis 26 qhov loj - lossis ntau dua. Los yog yuav lub ntiaj teb tshiab No 1 Carlos Alcaraz: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?, leej twg tau "mus txog 60% ntawm nws lub peev xwm," raws li nws tus kws qhia Juan Carlos Ferrero, thiab cov tub rog hluas pib ua tus thawj tswj hwm kev ua si thiab thawb Djokovic thiab Nadal tawm ntawm lawv lub pedestal?
"Qhov kev nyuaj siab [Djokovic] tau dhau mus rau xyoo no hauv Australia tsuas yog txuas ntxiv nws txoj haujlwm," Goran Djokovic, Novak tus txiv ntxawm, hais tias tsis ntev los no. "Tshwj tsis yog tej zaum yuav so tawm ntawm ntaus pob tesniv hauv peb lossis plaub xyoos, nws txoj haujlwm tau txuas ntxiv rau tsib, lossis rau xyoo. Nws so nws lub cev.”
Djokovic yog tus yau tshaj ntawm "Big 3," thiab ua rau nws tus kheej nyob rau hauv qhov zoo kawg. Yog tias nws muaj peev xwm ua si ntawm qhov loj rau ob peb xyoos tom ntej no thiab ua tiav nrog 25 lossis 26 Slams, nws tuaj yeem muab cov lus piav qhia ntawm GOAT kev sib cav.
Tab sis yuav ua li cas yog tias nws qhov kev txhaj tshuaj tiv thaiv - lossis lwm yam teeb meem - tiv thaiv nws los ntawm kev ua si ntawm Slams ntau li ntau tau? Nws twb plam ob lub caij no thiab leej twg paub tias yuav ua li cas mus tom ntej?
"Kuv xav tias ntau qhov dab neeg no, Rafa, Novak thiab Roger, GOAT nruab nrab ntawm lawv nrog txhua yam uas tshwm sim rau Novak, qhov kev sib tw tau dhau los ua tsis cuam tshuam vim nws tsis raug tso cai ua si," Mats Wilander tau hais ua ntej US Qhib.
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Kuj tseem muaj qhov teeb meem ntawm seb Grand Slam cov npe yuav tsum yog ib leeg - lossis loj - txiav txim siab ntawm GOAT xwm txheej. Nws tsim nyog nco ntsoov tias cov neeg ua si zoo li Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg thiab John McEnroe tsis tshua tau ua si Australian Open hauv lawv Era vim muaj teeb meem taug kev thiab teem caij. Margaret Court yeej 11 ntawm nws 24 qhov loj ntawm Australian (tawm tsam ntau qhov me me), tab sis cov neeg soj ntsuam feem ntau xav tias Serena Williams - thiab nws 23 qhov loj - yog tus neeg ua si zoo tshaj. Qhov ntawd mus rau Steffi Graf (22 majors) thiab Martina Navratilova (18), ib yam nkaus.
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Piv txwv li, Nadal ua tus yeej feem pua ntawm Slams (.882) dhau Djokovic (.877) thiab Federer (.860) thiab ntawm lwm qhov kev sib tw (.833) dhau Djokovic (.832) thiab Federer (.820).
Raws li Lub Sijhawm cov qhab nia ntawm qhov khoom plig 6 cov ntsiab lus rau lub npe Slam, 3 rau qhov kev tshwm sim zaum kawg thiab 1 rau qhov tshwm sim semifinals, Djokovic coj nrog 170 cov ntsiab lus, ua raws los ntawm Federer (168) thiab tom qab ntawd Nadal (164).
Hauv tag nrho lub taub hau-rau-lub taub hau, Djokovic tuav ntug. Nws yog 30-29 dhau Nadal thiab 27-23 dhau Federer. Nadal coj Federer, 24-16.
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Tseem, cov lej puas yog txhua yam thaum nws los txog rau GOAT xwm txheej?
Rau Federer cov kiv cua - thiab ntau tus neeg saib xyuas ntaus pob tesniv - nws yog qhov zoo nkauj tshaj plaws thiab zoo nkauj ntawm "Loj 3" thiab tej zaum puas tau. Thiab qhov ntawd yuav tsum suav rau qee yam.
"Nadal thiab Djokovic yog qhov zoo heev, tab sis Federer yog qhov tshwj xeeb," tus qub tub rog Fabkis txoj Richard Gasquet tau hais. "Nws ib sab tes rov qab, nws elegance thiab cov txheej txheem ... Nws yuav yog tus neeg ncaws pob zoo tshaj plaws txhua lub sijhawm."
Raws li deb li ua tus qauv hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub tsev hais plaub, nws nyuaj rau sab saum toj Federer nyob ntawd.
McEnroe tau hais tias "Federer yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm qhov koj xav kom koj tus menyuam ua thaum lawv loj hlob tuaj," “Thiab nws yog tus zoo nkauj tshaj plaws uas kuv tau saib ua si. Kuv thov qhuas (Qab) Laver. Nws yog ib yam tshiab Laver rau kuv. "
Cov kab hauv qab yog qhov kev sib cav GOAT tseem qhib tsawg kawg kom txog thaum Nadal thiab Djokovic ua si. Yog hais tias ib tug ntawm lawv cua tuaj nrog 25 los yog 26 majors thiab tawm mus rau lwm tus hauv cov plua plav, nws yuav nyuaj rau kev sib cav rau tus neeg ntawd.
Tau kawg, nws kuj tseem yuav tsis muaj txiaj ntsig los tsom rau lub tswv yim tias ib tus neeg tuaj yeem yog GOAT.
"Kuv xav txhawb kom peb tham txog yaj ntau dua li GOATs," 1999 US Open finalist Todd Martin hais rau kuv ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim tsis ntev los no rau International Tennis Hall of Fame. "Tsis muaj qhov zoo li ntawd, tsis muaj qhov zoo li ntawd….Nws yooj yim dua los txheeb xyuas leej twg yog tus zoo tshaj, tsis yog leej twg yog tus zoo tshaj."
"Rau kuv tus kheej, kuv tsis quav ntsej leej twg yuav xaus nrog Slams tshaj plaws," Wilander ntxiv. "Peb yuav txhais qhov no yog peb tus neeg ntaus pob tesniv zoo tshaj plaws ntawm cov txiv neej ntawm kev ua si."
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2022/09/17/roger-federer-is-retiring-but-nadal-djokovic-and-the-goat-debate-will-rage-on/